What you see: Something black and soft embedded in your fillet What it is: Most likely a bit of black skin or belly membrane that landed in the wrong spot
Black bits on salmon may just be harmless scales
What you see: Unappealing black bits on the surface of your salmon fillet. What it is: Some wayward scales from when the fish was prepped. Eat or toss: Just
What’s the white stuff on cooked salmon?
What you see: White stuff oozing out of your salmon as it cooks. What it is: Perfectly edible coagulated protein. Eat or toss: Eat! Is the white stuff on